Streets of Hope

Tam set both down on the surface of the table, sliding the flat box of donuts off and into hand-range of folks other than just Bucky.

"The other's going in the fridge, barring a great and pressing need for tuna-noodles right now."

Being somewhat peripheral to the investigative side of things, Tam hadn't been part of the meetings regarding the latest big case- but that didn't mean word didn't get around. Apart from the contrasting bubble of 'yay, work!', she'd felt the palpable dismay at the reality of the case- there were chi...

"It was a grand old affair. Really- you would be proud. Full details are in the write-up, see you later, pick me up the usual time on Saturday," Selena rattled off in the wake of Zebediah's arrival, turning to make good her escape from the room.

The girl turned to look at Katherine, tipping the sunglasses down her nose to expose a face that looked painfully like her mother's, albeit far less touched by time. "Hey, Kathy- you can call me 'Sparkles'. By all means, continue your business- it'll forestall the inevitable lecture." The ...

It might have been a bit too distant, but to those sensitive to such things, the sound of a slamming door from kitchen-wards heralded a new arrival to the Buck house. Heels clicked along, and after a minute, a young woman breezed into the room, angling towards Madeline. Her jacket, blazer and skirt ...

*hugs*

"Pretty much. A lot of us are carbon-based, breathe at least *similar* air, prefer a certain temperature range... there's sectors on Paradise where you or I would need a coat, and one, maybe two where it's like stepping off a plane into Miami in a heatwave. People who need a variant mix on brea...

"....Hey, I'm not gonna tell people what to do with their own planet. It's not like we haven't had new migrant populations slip in every hundred years or so. It was just kinda obvious with the banging on the hull and such."

"There's stories, of course- people say that you can hear things sometimes, down in the Deeps. Little kids tell stories about 'they found an open pod, and then people started showing up with their eyes torn out' or their heads cut off or some-such other thing. And there's legends among the code...

Hi, guys- sorry for being so quiet the last few days. Should be more present in a few days.